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Does perpetual license expire?

For Avid Sibelius, Pro Tools, and Media Composer, a perpetual license is a license that does not expire.

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Can stuck piano keys be fixed?
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Specifically for Sibelius

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Specifically for Pro Tools

Specifically for Media Composer

For Avid Sibelius, Pro Tools, and Media Composer, ais a license that does not expire. You own it, unlike a, which is more like a rental. There are positives and negatives to both. The idea of owning a license sounds good initially, but after careful consideration, many users instead opt for subscription licensing. This is partially because subscriptions come with service contracts automatically, whereas perpetual licenses come with a "term" service contract that requires a conscious decision to renew it before it expires.Service contracts allow for many things including for the app to be upgraded to newer versions. Without an active service contract, perpetual licenses will continue to work, however they are only allowed to be updated to the last version that was released before their service contract expired.For example, let's say a customer purchased a perpetual license on November 25th of 2018, which came with a 1-year "Standard Support" service contract. The user is able to upgrade the software to every new release that comes out all year long. The service contract expired on November 24th of 2019. If a new version of the software came out on November 30th, they would not be able to run it. They would need to downgrade to whichever version came out prior to the expiration date on November 24th. To upgrade to the newer version, they would need to renew their service contract within 30 days of the Upgrade & Support plans expiration. The license can not be renewed after the grace period has expired.To learn the difference between perpetual and subscription licenses, click [ here ].All existing versions from Sibelius 1 to 7.5 are perpetual licenses. Perpetual licenses now come with an annual Avid upgrade plan that includes all new feature releases for one year. You must renew the plan to stay current.If you decide not to renew the plan you still get to use the most recent version of the software you have but cannot receive any future features, upgrades, or patches. If you then want to get the latest version of Sibelius, you can access the latest version through a low-cost subscription plan For more Sibelius Licensing FAQs, click here To learn about Pro Tools licensing, click [ here ].There are many editors and assistant editors out there using older versions of Media Composer. To get up-to-speed on how licensing for MC has changed as of 2019, click [ here ].As of 2020, subscription licensing is used by the majority of Media Composer users. They have either converted their old dongles to perpetual licenses and then eventually cross-graded to subscriptions, or they have put away their dongles entirely because of how much easier Media Composer | Ultimate is to use for freelancers.

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What is the highest level for piano?

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How do I contact MuseScore?

Any questions or issues concerning billing (of a Pro subscription) need to be sent to [email protected] or the ""Contact us"" on the footer of the musescore.com website (and the ""Request a refund"" button there).

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on musescore.org or musescore.com

There are 2 sites, musescore.org and musescore.com: the same login works for both, and they share a common Help Center. musescore.org is the site for questions about the MuseScore editor software itself, the free, open source desktop software (Windows, Mac, Linux...) and its support and documentation.

( .org is the top level domain for non-profit org anizations)

musescore.com is the site for posting, sharing, downloading, and discussing MuseScore scores; It is also for discussing the mobile apps (for iOS, Android, Fire OS). You can also import music PDFs, and send scores to YouTube. It is here where you can have a "Pro" (paid) or limited "free" account.

(.com is the top level domain for commercial sites)

For musescore.org there are several forums divided by categories:

While for musescore.com there are numerous discussion groups

those dedicated to the Mobile Apps, like MuseScore on Android and MuseScore on iOS Any questions or issues concerning billing (of a Pro subscription) need to be sent to [email protected] or the "Contact us" on the footer of the musescore.com website (and the "Request a refund" button there). This address/contact is not monitored 7*24, but only 5*9, during regular business hours in Kaliningrad, i.e. the Eastern European Timezone, so please allow up to 2 business days for a response. There is no billing support via public discussions, neither in the forums on musescore.org, nor in groups on musescore.com, the staff responsible for billing simply don't read either and posting here or there only annoys other users.

See also Request a Refund.

To cancel a Pro account/subscription go to your profile

To report a bug on .com go to MuseScore.com Bug-Tracking Form

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